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THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 



SPRUCES 



Leaves not in bundles but scattered singly over the 

 twigs. Leaves raised on small cushions which cause a 

 roughness of the twigs after leaves have fallen. 



RED SPRUCE 



Picea rubens 



LEAVES 



4 sided, $"-f " long, dark green, often 

 with yellow tinge. Remain on tree 

 5-6 years. 



CONES 



l|"-2" long, borne on very short 

 stalks, bright green before mature, 

 light brown when ripe. 



RANGE 



New England and New York, south 

 to West Virginia and Tenneesee. 



In addition to the red spruce of the North "Woods 

 there is the black spruce and cat spruce common to 

 New England; the Engelmann and Colorado spruce 

 of the Rockies and two others of little economic im- 

 portance (seven in all). 



